Category Archives: Editorials

On March 10, a group of educators gathered to propose a set of national academic standards, outlining yearly benchmarks in K-12 English and math education.

By this point we probably sound like a broken record, and we certainly feel like one.

Today, students, faculty and advocates for public education across the state and the nation will call for an increased commitment to education from legislators.

On Feb. 8, 11 students were arrested at UC Irvine for repeatedly interrupting a speech given by the Israeli ambassador.

The selection committee for the 2010 commencement speaker has twice delayed posting details regarding the College of Letters and Science’s graduation on its Web site ““ first from Feb. 1 until Feb. 15, and most recently until March 1.

Last week, students at the University of California and activists filed a lawsuit challenging Proposition 209, a measure passed in 1996 that banned the use of affirmative action in California public institutions.

I just finished reading Pearring’s column (“A ten-minute talk with Block,” Feb. 16) about your 10 minutes of nothing to say and it leaves me a bit stunned. You had me for the first half, and then you just blew it.